Archaeologists discovered a 3,600-year-old coffin of a young woman in northwestern China with cheese draped around her neck.

Fermented dairy and mummies might not seem like the most obvious pairing, but archaeologists in China have just uncovered ...

A groundbreaking study on ancient kefir cheese reveals the complex history and evolution of dairy fermentation in Eurasia, ...

When the 3,600-year-old coffin of a young woman was excavated in northwestern China two decades ago, archeologists discovered ...

Discover the 3,600-year-old origins of kefir as scientists analyze DNA from ancient cheese, revealing insights into probiotic ...

A 3,600-year-old coffin was opened in the Xiaohe Cemetery in Xinjiang, China, during an excavation in 2003, where a substance was draped across the neck of a mummified young woman. Despite seeming ...

A remarkable archaeological find in northwestern China has unveiled what researchers believe to be the oldest known cheese, ...

In China, a strange white substance was found on the heads and necks of several 3,600-year-old mummies. When researchers ...

New research has revealed that the mysterious white substance found alongside three ancient mummies was once a soft cheese ...

Scattered around the necks of some laid to rest in Xiaohe, a Bronze Age cemetery, archaeologists found pebble-sized hunks of a yellowish substance: the world’s oldest cheese. A new analysis of ...

The world's oldest piece of cheese has been discovered - found laid across a mummy's neck. A 3,600-year-old coffin was opened in the Xiaohe Cemetery in Xinjiang, China, during an excavation in 2003, ...